I know I shouldn't be shocked by misogyny and I shouldn't get into internet slap fights, etc.
But holy fucking shit. I didn't expect to fully run into grown ass men here on Lemmy who are "genuinely baffled and in disbelief" that women over 55+ can be fit and attractive.
Oh it’s everything. I’m just very tired of keeping the peace so things can keep going. At work, with family. It’s eggshells everywhere and becoming exhausting. It was always there before gestures but it’s at 11 now.
Mostly it’s working for people who don’t think as I do and holding my tongue. Gonna bite it off. Figured other people are suffering this also. Gotta keep the job, you know? All the retroactive hugs for when you experienced this.
Tell me about it. They just made the announcement that they're putting up the forced 10 commandments bullshit at my work and I want to react, but literally can't without losing my job. We can't even have political signage up in our years and publicly make any statements.
I don’t have much to say, I just want to say I fucking love every single one of you ladies, trans, and enby friends in this community. The amount of support I see going on here is fucking phenomenal and I love you all for that!
Special shout out to velma, banana, sharkweek, and a few others I’ve replied to or had replies from recently. And of course the lovely LadyButterfly who gets so many convos started with your posts. Too many wonderful people here to type out all y'alls names.
I fucking love all of you so much and I hope you are all having a wonderful year 💚
Yesterday I was a bit stressed but channeled the energy into productivity. Today I just have a headache. I need to take my kid to a playground but nothing to far because ow.
My workplace still hasn’t given me my actual badge yet, I’m on my third week here. Everyday when I clock in I have to find the security guard to make them give me a temp badge, then have to find them at the end of my shift so I can get whatever I traded for a temp badge back.
You’d think it’d be important for an EVS tech to have their own badge quickly so I don’t have to wait for at least half an hour each shift. But guess they don’t want me to have it easy for the first few weeks. I’m lucky I at least have another EVS tech to work with so she can get me around till the security guard can get me a temp badge. So frustrating having to deal with this, literally typed this up while waiting on the security guard to come to his office.
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velma@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 54d
I know I shouldn't be shocked by misogyny and I shouldn't get into internet slap fights, etc.
But holy fucking shit. I didn't expect to fully run into grown ass men here on Lemmy who are "genuinely baffled and in disbelief" that women over 55+ can be fit and attractive.
SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 54d
velma@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 54d
It didn’t take very many comments before I was called a “shit person” for acknowledging attractive middle aged women exist lol
Says way more about them than myself, but cheese on a cracker…. that’s a dumb view to perpetuate.
SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 54d
LadyButterfly@reddthat.com · 5 pts · 54d
Join the queue Shark!!
SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 53d
SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 14 pts · 54d
Banana@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 51d
These are such fun interactions if you have the mental/emotional capacity for them lol. I'll bet he learned a lot that day!
SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 51d
Kittywifclaws@piefed.world · 13 pts · 54d
I’m bothered, unmoisturized and not in my lane. That is all I feel like I can say these days.
SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 54d
Kittywifclaws@piefed.world · 8 pts · 54d
Oh it’s everything. I’m just very tired of keeping the peace so things can keep going. At work, with family. It’s eggshells everywhere and becoming exhausting. It was always there before gestures but it’s at 11 now.
SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 54d
Kittywifclaws@piefed.world · 4 pts · 53d
Mostly it’s working for people who don’t think as I do and holding my tongue. Gonna bite it off. Figured other people are suffering this also. Gotta keep the job, you know? All the retroactive hugs for when you experienced this.
Meatwagon@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 53d
Tell me about it. They just made the announcement that they're putting up the forced 10 commandments bullshit at my work and I want to react, but literally can't without losing my job. We can't even have political signage up in our years and publicly make any statements.
SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 53d
SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 53d
dkppunk@piefed.social · 4 pts · 51d
I don’t have much to say, I just want to say I fucking love every single one of you ladies, trans, and enby friends in this community. The amount of support I see going on here is fucking phenomenal and I love you all for that!
Special shout out to velma, banana, sharkweek, and a few others I’ve replied to or had replies from recently. And of course the lovely LadyButterfly who gets so many convos started with your posts. Too many wonderful people here to type out all y'alls names.
I fucking love all of you so much and I hope you are all having a wonderful year 💚
Banana@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 51d
I'm a brand new subscriber because of that thread! So many great and well thought out responses :)
I feel so welcomed 😊 happy to now be part of such a wonderful group of femmes and femme-adjacent folks!
dkppunk@piefed.social · 2 pts · 51d
Heck yeah and welcome! The support I’ve seen on that thread is wonderful 💚
Even when we don’t agree, folks here are so kind about it.
Banana@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 51d
It's so refreshing!
gingersaffronapricat@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 53d
Yesterday I was a bit stressed but channeled the energy into productivity. Today I just have a headache. I need to take my kid to a playground but nothing to far because ow.
oxysis@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 52d
My workplace still hasn’t given me my actual badge yet, I’m on my third week here. Everyday when I clock in I have to find the security guard to make them give me a temp badge, then have to find them at the end of my shift so I can get whatever I traded for a temp badge back.
You’d think it’d be important for an EVS tech to have their own badge quickly so I don’t have to wait for at least half an hour each shift. But guess they don’t want me to have it easy for the first few weeks. I’m lucky I at least have another EVS tech to work with so she can get me around till the security guard can get me a temp badge. So frustrating having to deal with this, literally typed this up while waiting on the security guard to come to his office.